WordPress Security Plugin Recommendations

WordPress is a widely used website platform used by millions of people around the world. WordPress is popular because it provides an extremely easy platform for application developers to use to create convenient layouts. But because of its popularity, WordPress is frequently the target of attacks by hackers.

To maximize security of your website, here is a list of recommended plugins you can install in WordPress to reinforce security among users. But first, you should know how to install a plugin. Simply go to the Plugins > Add New page through your dashboard and find the required plugin from the Search tab. Select your plugin, then click Install Now and Activate it.

This plugin offers a way to put your WordPress in secure mode with just one simple click. The one-click protection feature will allow you to switch to a host of WordPress security features. This will protect your website from a variety of threats without involving any sort of complicated setup. Just one click and you have your basic security needs covered. Also, this is freeware and can be easily installed by following the instructions mentioned above.

All you need to do is click on “Secure my website from basic attacks” and you will see a list of attacks you are now protected from. Some of these protections are listed below:

If you have not limited the number of login attempts in your wp-admin panel, then it is possible for someone to use brute force techniques to discover your admin password. To rule out this possibility, simply install the “Limit Login Attempts” plugin to your WordPress to enhance the protection level of your admin accounts. This will block any IP which tries to log in again and again. This plugin can be found as a default in the plugin library.

This plugin protects your website through the .htaccess file. This is known to protect your valuable content against RFI, XSS, CSRF, CRLF, Base64, and Code injection hacking attacks. It features security logging and HTTP error logging capability with additional website security checks. Unlike other similar plugins, it does not overwhelm your website with excess database MYSQL queries. Basically, by working on .htaccess, which is a distribution access file, this plugin does a lot to enhance security.

Easy in design and implementation, this plugin is written to take your website to a whole new level of security. It constantly checks for vulnerabilities and enforces latest security practices for improving the overall security of your website. The security features of this plugin are divided among “basic”, “intermediate”, and “advanced” levels which enable you to optimize functionalities of your website accordingly.

This is a free security plugin, falling into the enterprise class, and its features include firewalls, antivirus, two factor authentication (cell-phone sign in), and malicious URL scanning. This is the only plugin with the feature of verifying and repairing your website’s core, themes, and files, even if you haven’t created any backups. This is a multi-site compatible plugin, providing your content security real time protection from malicious attackers. It also monitors your DNS server for any kind of unauthorized activity, and regularly monitors your disk space to avoid Denial of Service attacks.

This free and comprehensive security plugin assists in WordPress security installation. This security tool provides various suggestions for securing passwords, customizing files for more security, database security, and hiding version. Some of its features include maintaining complete backups of your files and hiding core update information from non-administrators.

Conclusion

WordPress itself is considered a secure platform to create web apps on. But hackers tend to keep searching for new security loopholes and they will exploit any information they can get. Therefore, in this dynamic environment, there is a constant need for maintaining consistent security for your websites. Plugins provide a good way of attaining high levels of security. The bottom line is using plugins will greatly improve the performance of your website, while also protecting it from hackers with malicious intent.

Chetan has conducted more than 100 workshops on topics like “ Botnets, Metasploit Framework, Vulnerability Assessment, Penetration Testing, Cyber Crime Investigation & Forensics, Ethical Hacking ” at various institutions/Colleges/Companies all across the world and is currently a writer for CloudTweaks.com

One Response to WordPress Security Plugin Recommendations

Great list! If you’d like a more powerful two-factor plugin, check out Duo Security. The service is free for up to 10 users so it will work out great for most WordPress deployments. I’d love to see another of these posts focused on Drupal, Expression Engine, etc.

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